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PACTS TWO frfEDFCmn MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, -OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1937 the dark V HULBERT rOOTMCR Chapter 42 There's Your Murderer!' CERGEANT WILSON sneered 0 This bit of camouflage isn't going to do you any good, miss We know all about him.'' Then Neill understood. She was denying him for hla own sake. wave of feeling (wept over him. Be flung an arm around her and drew her hard against hi aide "Janet, dear, what'a the useT" he murmured. "We're up to our neck In this thing! For better r worse." She still tried to push him away. "No! No!" "Tell the whole truth now. It U better." The unnatural strain relaxed. Her lips began to tremble. She clung to him and hid her face. "Oh, Neill, you shouldn't! You thouldn'tl" she whimpered. "This will ruin youl" "If it does, lt'f my own fault, dear!" "Stand apart, please," aaid Ser feant Wilson. "In conducting an examination here." Neill kept an arm around Jane. "It is all right, Sergeant," he said grinning. "We admit everything except the shooting of Fanning. I found Miss Emory lying in a dead faint on the yacht. I took her off. I carried her up to .he ships and hid her there. I lied to all of you 60 make what you must of it. The examination went on. Unce there was to be no further brow beating of a woman witness, Bon , nlger returned to the office. Wil son questioned Neill as to every detail of the past three days. Neil! answered with entire candor. Bon niger frowned at his attitude, and aaid more than once: "Hcmember, anything you say ean be used against you later." "That's all right," said Neill. When Wilson had finished, Neill laid: "Is it proper for me to ask few questions now?" "Certainly not!" said Wilson taring. "You are one of the ac cused now. Buckless today was trying to shield you, but, by your own confession, you were back of the whole thing!" Neill laughed. "This flip attitude will do you bo good," said Wilson angrily. "If he can throw any further light on the matter, let him speak," aid Bonniger. The sergeant was obliged to sub mit. "Go ahead," he muttered. Neill addressed Kettering. "You didn't know, did you, that on Mon day night I was trying to get hold of you, and again on Tuesday be fore I came down here?" "Why no. Were you?" was the smiling answer. "Where were you?" asked Neilt. "What's that got to do with the ease?" Kettering laughed. "Do you refuse to answer?" "Certainly not I don't want to waste anybody's time, thU's Jl. Let me see: on Monday night 1 didn't go home to dinner. I dined in a restaurant and went over to Washington by train later, to sue client. I stayed at my client's house all night and returned to Baltimore on Tuesday afternoon." "Do you mind telling us the aame of your client?" "I can't do that," aaid Retur ning politely. "Our business is of a confidential nature." "You dined with your family on Tuesday and spent the night at home?" Neill went on. "Yes. That is to soy the greater part of the night My son and I got up very early to prepare for our fishing trip." 'This is a waste of time," put m wiison impatiently. "Oh, let him go on," aaid tering. "It doesn't bother m aid Ket- me, The Pipe Cleaner 1"HE man's manner was perfect and Neill became secretly un easy. Was he, after all, on the right track? However, he perceived that Kettering was sweating a little and pushed him harder. "Is Mr. A. Lanassa, the banana importer, a client of yours?" "Surely. A client of many years' standing." "Is there any other banana Im porter in Baltimore?" "No." "Are you his only lawyer?" Kettering didn't see any danger In this question. "No," he said easily. "He employs others from time to time. But I'm his only per sonal attorney." "What was in the little package that you mailed from Absalom postofflce on Wednesday morn ing?" asked Neill suddenly. I have mailed no package from Absalom's at any time." He kept his easy manner, but Neill perceived aigns of an inner panic and knew that he had mad a strike. "I expect to produce the wrapper of the package in due course," he said quietly. "This is goo,! comedy," said Kettering, Jaughlng. "Why don't you tell us right out what you arc getting at?" He wns visibly shaking now In ordar to recover himself ie OREGON TRAFFiC ft At J: M. Or., Oft, M (AP Ore fon showed a 90 per cent traffic ftcrldent Ineiroa in September over ft yesr ego, whll Portland hud iwnr ftcvtdenta than In 6fptembr. 1939. Secretary of State Earl Snell sstd today. Thirty-two persons died In traffic ocldenie last month, thrre mora than August nd two more than lVp timber, 193(1. "Tha September report," Rnell Mid, "Indicate the virtual Mopping In acceleration of the accident rate. During the drat four months tnie flew Oragoa aooWanu van leaping shi pulled his pipe out of his waist coat and blew through it It ws clogged, and he felt in another pocket for something to clean it "Mark," said Neill quietly, "no. tice what he has in his right hand." Bonniger's eyes almost started out of his head. "By God! Tha pipe cleaner!" he cried. Leaning forward, he snatched the tool from the astonished Kettering's hand. "What's the matter with you?" Kettering demanded angrily. Feeling in his own xktt, Bon niger produced the little spoon shaped piece they had found on the yacht. He put the two articles together with Angers that shook a little. "It fltsl" he cried. "There is your murderer," aaid Neill. Kettering stared wildly, and his jaw dropped. He sagged forward, then suddenly collapsed. Flinging his arms out on the desk, he dropped his head between them. Janet broke Into a nervous weeping. "Oh, Neill!" she faltered. Wilson, Bickel and Forsytht gaped at the stricken man. They had difficulty, in taking it in. A slow smile spread across Bonni ger's face. He rose and approached Neill with outstretched hand. "This is grand!" he said. "I knew you were a good fellow! You had me badly worried, but after all a man can trust his instincts." They gripped hands. Row Neill Cheeked Cp ONE word of tr.e stranger"! speech as reported by Hein rich had given Neill the clue which finally led to his identifica tion as Kettering: "He said he had a client who was a banana im porter," From a servant In the Kettering home, Neill had adroitly Ashed the information that: (a) her master had not been at home since he had left for the office Monday morn ing; (b) Horace, junior, and hi wife lived with the old folks; (c) Horace, Junior, was out of town with his father; (d) Mrs. Horace junior, was quite well. A filling station near the Ket tering home had Informed Neill that Horace, junior, had started out alone at 8 a. m. Wednesday with the camping stuff. The question about the package mailed from Absalom's was a shot in the dark that found its mark. Neill had deduced that the clever Kettering would dispose of tha loot in this manner. After his primary breakdown. Kettering was unable to reenver his grip. Before daybreak Wilson got the whole story from him. A montn or two oetore Ketter ing and his son, prominent and successful lawyers, had found themselves In money difficulties. Securities entrusted to them by clients had been hypothecated; and, faced with ruin and disgrace, they were ready to do anything. Kettering had got into conversa-. tlon with Fanning on a Baltimore New York train. Attracted by tha man's good style and frank un scrupulousness, he had followed up the acquaintance. The upshot was that Kettering told Fanning of the golden goose that awaited plucking in Balti more. And when Fanning came to Baltimore he engineered nis meet ing with Miss Rayner through the unsuspecting estate agent Barney was guiltless of any WTor.gdoing. For obvious reasons, Ktttering and Fanning kept their associa tion a secret, ana when they met in Baltimore it was as casual ac quaintances. All their communi cations were by telephone. It was pact of Kettering's job to keep Fsnning informed of what went on in the old lady's household. Kettering never approached Miss Rayner direct, but kept lines on her lawyer, her estate agent and her servants, unknown to them. Kettering's share was to have been one-third of what Fanning obtained. Towards the end he be gan to suspect that Fanning was deceiving him and set abo.it watching him. Fanning made var ious excuses to delay handing over Kettering's share of tha money On Monday night the lawyer fol lowed Fanning to the yacht Ha knew, as soon as ha saw it that Fanning was preparing to double cross him and make a get-away. When he thought f all he had risked to win this stake, Ketter ing went mad with rage. He stole down the after eompanlonway while Fanning and his friend were dining forward, and locked himself In the clothes closet of the principal cabin. Having had no opportunity to eat while he was following Fanning around, he had stuffed a couple of sandwiches in his pocket During the night while Janet slept in tier cabin and Fanning in his, Kettering prowled through the yacht looking for the loot which he knew must be aboard. But he did not find it then. On Tuesday he was forced to remain shut up In his closet for naarly the entire day while the yacht lay at Absalom's. He could onlv venture out on the occasions when Janet was permitted to leave her cabin. (CfyritU. fit. h wtaarj Fuinlnt'i loot la dimmed, Man- ehead of teat year' record, the rate of Increase bet rid 99 per cent. 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